2024 Oregon State VEX Robotics Championships - HS Platinum Division
presented by Dracobots
- Date
- 1-Mar-2024 - 2-Mar-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-24-3070
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 64
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- Oregon
- Standard Registration Opens
- 16-Oct-2023 20:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 29-Feb-2024 20:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 29-Feb-2024 19:00 EST
- Price
- $100.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Hello! I am pleased to announce that t-shirts and sweaters are now available for purchase. As many of you may know the line for t-shirts and hoods can get very long at the state event. You can now skip the line and get your t-shirts ahead of time. Fine Designs - Official Event Apparel . Please share this email with your friends, family, and classrooms so that t-shirts can be ordered ahead of time. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.
Welcome to the Oregon VRC HS Regional Championship!
The Regional Championship will consist of 3 separate divisions.
Platinum division- For teams that have qualified at a previous event. This event will be the team's chance to earn a ticket to the world championship. 64 teams will compete in this event
Gold division- Open all teams and will be hosted side by side to Platinum giving all teams a change to experience a regional level competition.
Middle School Division- For teams that have qualified at a previous event. This division will be the team's chance to earn a ticket to the world championship. 32 teams will compete in this event
The event will be hosted in the Pavilion at the Oregon state fairgrounds in Salem. Family and friends are invited to attend; there are NO entrance fees spectators.
After passing inspection teams will participate in Qualifying Rounds, Alliance Selection and Elimination Rounds. There will also be a field open for Skills Challenge runs. Teams will be limited to three Driving and three Programming Skills Challenge runs.
Concession stands will be open during the event
Grade Level: HS
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Initial engineering notebooks will be judged online while In-Person interviews will take place at the event
Potential Sponsers:
West Salem High School's Robotics club will be hosting this year's State championship and it is going to be the largest event in Oregon VEX history. We need your help. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, your donations are tax deductible and your volunteerism is greatly appreciated. Our event is a great way for your organization to show its support for Oregon students and your staff that volunteers will be impressed with the student's drive, determination, and persistence in solving complex engineering problems. All sponsors will receive a tax deduction letter. For more information about sponorship options use the link below.
https://tinyurl.com/OregonVRC-Sponsors2024
Primary Contact: [email protected]
Secondary Contact: [email protected]
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 1-Mar-2024 - 2-Mar-2024
Venue/Location:2330 17th Street Northeast
Salem, Oregon 97301
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
Friday Mar 1, 2024
4:00 pm Doors open
4:00 - 5:15 pm Inspections
5:15 pm Opening Ceremonies
5:30 - 9:00 pm Qualifying Matches
Saterday Mar 2, 2024
7:00 am Doors open
8:00 am-12:00 pm Qualifying matches
12:00 pm- 12:30 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm-2:30 pm Qualifying matches/ flexible time
2:30 - 3:00 pm Alliance Selection
3:00 - 4:30 pm Elimination Rounds
4:45 pm Awards Ceremony
Volunteer
Contact Zachary Link ([email protected]) if you are interested in helping volunteers. We can use referees, judges, field resetters, coordinators, and fields. If you are interested in refereeing please complete the VEX Referee Certification once it is online. Teams that bring volunteers can have a portion or all of their registration fee waved.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If bad weather is to occur, use your own discretion on attending the event. If the event is cancelled and we are not able to reschedule the event we will refund your tournament fee.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
If bad weather is to occur, use your own discretion on attending the event. If the event is canceled and we are not able to reschedule the event a portion of your fee will be returned to you.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Sorry we will not be offering refunds for this event in this case.
Judging Format
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.